Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man

[tbhausen]

Any case for the racist murder of George Floyd just fell to pieces. LEO will be rightfully acquitted, and Minneapolis will burn again.

Watch Tucker Carlson’s monologue from tonight.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Finland is very ethnically homogeneous. Most of the population is ethnic Finnish. The earliest inhabitants of the area were hunter-gatherers, most closely related to the modern-day Sami people of Finland. There are about 4,500 Sami left in Finland who are officially recognized as a minority. The Sami people have been living north of the Arctic Circle for over 7,000 years and account for a 5% minority in the Lapland Province. Finland does not keep official statistics on ethnicity.

Just 3.5% of the population is made up of foreign citizens, which is one of the lowest rates in the European Union. Most foreign citizens are from Estonia, Russia, and Sweden. Children of foreigners born in Finland do not automatically receive Finnish citizenship unless they cannot get citizenship in another nation. The official languages used in Finland include Finnish and Swedish, with a bit of Russian and other languages in use as well.


Iceland's population is fairly young for such a developed country. The median age in Iceland is 36.5 years of age, with a total life expectancy of 83.1 years of age. Iceland is also rare in that it is one of the few European nations with a fertility rate well above the replacement rate at 2.1 children born per woman.

The ethnic composition of Iceland today is 93% Icelandic. The largest ethnic minority is Polish at 3% of the population.


Iceland and Finland are overwhelmingly caucasian and homogeneous. Do you really think their policing methods will map well onto the US melting pot or that any advantage they might have in police/citizen interactions would start out less antagonistic because of the shared heritage and cultural referents?

I was stationed in Iceland for three years. There's only like 300K Icelanders. If they aren't related, they know someone who is related.

 

[BugI02]

I do not see where you are coming from. What is FMJ, maybe that will help and how did the Christianity get in there?

He's a member and a militant atheist, and the quoted response by jamillionaire made me hear, in my mind how FMJ would respond to something like Matthew 19:26

Kind of like when you read some things and imagine them in a particular voice

 

[Route 45]

He's a member and a militant atheist, and the quoted response by jamillionaire made me hear, in my mind how FMJ would respond to something like Matthew 19:26

Kind of like when you read some things and imagine them in a particular voice

Oh, you're imagining things, alright.

Nobody mentioned Christianity.

What if I told you that your martyr post reminded me of another poster's style. Had to check that I wasn't reading something by Bug14.

Not sure if you still get martyr points if you climb up on the cross yourself. Still not a good look.

 

[kickbacked]

Heard on local news that one of the jurors has a wedding coming up but is willing to put that off.

Picking jury duty over your own wedding?

Hope he enjoys the single life.

 

[BugI02]

Oh, you're imagining things, alright.

Nobody mentioned Christianity.

What if I told you that your martyr post reminded me of another poster's style. Had to check that I wasn't reading something by Bug14.

Not sure if you still get martyr points if you climb up on the cross yourself. Still not a good look.

3/10, trying too hard

 

[rob63]

Heard on local news that one of the jurors has a wedding coming up but is willing to put that off.

Picking jury duty over your own wedding?

Hope he enjoys the single life.

I certainly wouldn't want someone that makes a decision like that on a jury.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I certainly wouldn't want someone that makes a decision like that on a jury.

Depends on the reasoning. He may see himself as being willing to give the accused a fair hearing and as such be the only obstruction to "we'll give him a fair trial then we'll hang him". If so, it is possibility future Mrs is on board with it.

Then again he could be motivated to make sure the "fair trial" results in hanging. The future Mrs could be on board with that as well.

 

[tbhausen]

Heard on local news that one of the jurors has a wedding coming up but is willing to put that off.

Picking jury duty over your own wedding?

Hope he enjoys the single life.

Looking toward that book deal.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Depends on the reasoning. He may see himself as being willing to give the accused a fair hearing and as such be the only obstruction to "we'll give him a fair trial then we'll hang him". If so, it is possibility future Mrs is on board with it.

Then again he could be motivated to make sure the "fair trial" results in hanging. The future Mrs could be on board with that as well.

There are a lot of possibilities with this one.

 

[dudley0]

Looking toward that book deal.

Unfortunately that was my first thought.

 

[JettaKnight]

I certainly wouldn't want someone that makes a decision like that on a jury.

You don't know about the fiancé!




Of course, postponing means having a wedding with a normal (i.e. big and unmasked) reception.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

$27 million settlement for George Floyd's family approved by Minneapolis City Council​

$27 million settlement for George Floyd's family approved by Minneapolis City Council

A $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd has been unanimously approved by Minneapolis' City Council.

abcnews.go.com

Including half a million for the neighborhood? Presumably to fix the **** that THEY tore up?

 

[qwerty]

I put together some stats last year using the Washington Post Data. There is an interactive dashboard as well that lets you see the data broken down by case. The dashboard is updated nightly so it is up to date. It just does not work that well on a mobile device. https://twnwi.com/ShootingStats/index.php

 

[dudley0]

$27 million settlement for George Floyd's family approved by Minneapolis City Council​

$27 million settlement for George Floyd's family approved by Minneapolis City Council

A $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd has been unanimously approved by Minneapolis' City Council.

abcnews.go.com

Including half a million for the neighborhood? Presumably to fix the **** that THEY tore up?

Guess in the long run they feel that 27 million is cheaper than having the officers found innocent?

Man I have some distant relatives I do not care for.... where do I sign up for all this free money? I can point people in the right direction and hope for the best.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Guess in the long run they feel that 27 million is cheaper than having the officers found innocent?

Man I have some distant relatives I do not care for.... where do I sign up for all this free money? I can point people in the right direction and hope for the best.

Well, this is just the civil settlement against the city. The criminal trial for Chauvin hasn't started yet. And if he's acquitted or basically sentenced to anything but the maximum, there will be more riots and more lawsuits... lather, rinse, repeat.

 

[nonobaddog]

I put together some stats last year using the Washington Post Data. There is an interactive dashboard as well that lets you see the data broken down by case. The dashboard is updated nightly so it is up to date. It just does not work that well on a mobile device. https://twnwi.com/ShootingStats/index.php

One consistent trend is the increasing percentage of 'unknown' race, so the police are becoming less capable all the time of determining race.

 

[dudley0]

Well, this is just the civil settlement against the city. The criminal trial for Chauvin hasn't started yet. And if he's acquitted or basically sentenced to anything but the maximum, there will be more riots and more lawsuits... lather, rinse, repeat.

uggg, civil settlement. I think it should be one and done. I do not agree with the money being handed over in this case, but I really do not agree if it doesn't even placate the rowdy crowd (who shouldn't get anything anyhow).

 

[DoggyDaddy]

uggg, civil settlement. I think it should be one and done. I do not agree with the money being handed over in this case, but I really do not agree if it doesn't even placate the rowdy crowd (who shouldn't get anything anyhow).

Ben Crump, the lawyer for Floyd's family and just about any other so-called "victim" of police brutality is nothing but a race baiting whore.

 

[jsx1043]

That kind of cash is literally a payoff to the BLM community in hopes that they’ll shut up and take the money instead of rioting when Chauvin is found not guilty or charged with third degree instead of murder.